Why Spoon/Mugen socks and not tennis wristbands?

**aaronng** · 31-08-2006 11:16 PM

Polyesters ignite at 432-488ºC. Cotton on the other hand, 250ºC. Wool is 228-230ºC.

I'd prefer to have polyester in my engine bay.

**tinkerbell** · 01-09-2006 06:31 PM

IMO - they are to prevent dust/dirt from building up around the reservior...

fake addidas wristbands FTW!

**tinkerbell** · 01-09-2006 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by SKREMN

the brake fluid will ignite regardless what material it is on

brake fluid is flamable?

wow?

learn something new everyday...

wonder why it doesnt say it is flamable on the bottle though?

**SKREMN** · 02-09-2006 12:05 AM

if you mix brake fluid and chlorine it blows up into flames

**aaronng** · 02-09-2006 02:46 AM

Originally Posted by SKREMN

if you mix brake fluid and chlorine it blows up into flames

That's because the chlorine oxidises the brake fluid, which is about 85% ethers of glycol. And ether is very flammable.

**Spunkymonkey** · 02-09-2006 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by tinkerbell

brake fluid is flamable?

wow?

learn something new everyday...

wonder why it doesnt say it is flamable on the bottle though?

ROFL it must ignite after it reaches boiling point

hehehe....I think I'll steer clear of the spoon/mugen socks at the moment lol....save the money for getting mesh for my front bar lol.....

**aaronng** · 02-09-2006 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by Spunkymonkey

ROFL it must ignite after it reaches boiling point

hehehe....I think I'll steer clear of the spoon/mugen socks at the moment lol....save the money for getting mesh for my front bar lol.....

Actually, brake fluid doesn't self-ignite because it doesn't have a high enough vapour pressure. But if you did put a flame to it, 200ºC is all you need to get it to burn. That's lower than DOT4's 280ºC boiling point at atmospheric pressure (it's at much higher pressure in your brake lines, so the boiling point is higher when used.)

**Spunkymonkey** · 02-09-2006 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by aaronng

Actually, brake fluid doesn't self-ignite because it doesn't have a high enough vapour pressure. But if you did put a flame to it, 200ºC is all you need to get it to burn. That's lower than DOT4's 280ºC boiling point at atmospheric pressure (it's at much higher pressure in your brake lines, so the boiling point is higher when used.)

LOL @ aaronng. I was taking the piss in my previous post

but nevertheless informative response